August 2021

SPORTS fans will be allowed back into the stadiums in Spain to watch their teams again in less than a week.  The Ministry of Health has finally decided that they will allow the venues to reach 40% capacity – just as the football new season kicks off on Friday.  Carolina Darias, announced on Wednesday that […]

EVER since I read the Erich von Daniken book, ‘Was God an Astronaut?’, I have always wondered if aliens really existed, and the recent US government report on UFO activity reinforced my curiosity. Now, thanks to the bloke who plays snooker with my mate’s uncle Harry, all has been revealed. The man is in touch

SPAIN introduced a new rule in July that outlawed cash payments of over €1,000 for registered companies and professionals in part of a clampdown on tax fraud. The new regulation came into force on July 11, a day after it was published in the Official State Bulletin (BOE). Who does it apply to? The rule

THE first designated naturist beach in Spain, Costa Natura beach in Estepona, is facing conflict over nudism. A spat between beach users at Costa Natura beach has led to 900 naturists placing an official complaint through the Change.org platform requesting that that the nudist character of the Costa Natura beach in Estepona be respected. The

A SPANISH vineyard has beaten the world’s finest to be named the best in the world to visit. Herederos Marques de Riscal in Spain’s La Rioja region has been given the accolade by online drinks retailer, The Bottle Club. Fifteen vineyards from around the world were ranked on a scale of 0-90, taking in different

THE Mar Menor in Murcia is Europe’s largest saltwater lagoon but also one of the continent’s saddest stories over the ravages of pollution. It’s an area that should be talked about in terms of beauty with its varied flora and fauna. Instead there’s a stream of reports over how pollution has ravaged the lagoon as

COVID-19 case numbers have show little change in either daily or weekly comparisons in the Valencian Community, as hospitalisations continue to fall. The number of new coronavirus infections today(August 6) is 2,060. That’s 83 more than a week ago but 13 fewer than yesterday’s total. Four deaths were reported today, taking the pandemic death toll

AN annual meteor shower known as the Perseids offers a spectacular cosmic light show that reaches its height in mid-August, all you need to do is find yourself a dark spot beneath a clear sky and look up. What are they? The Perseid meteor shower takes place each year when earth’s orbit crosses the path

BY Shannon Chaffers THE Tokyo Olympic Games will soon come to a close despite an initial rocky start under a shroud of controversy with Japan facing a surging coronavirus threat that forced its capital into a state of emergency. While much of the Japanese public may have started off opposed to the games, it is

BENIDORM police have recovered a stolen set of stamps initially valued at €5,000, but which are now virtually worthless because they needed careful preservation. Three people have been arrested over the robbery by the Policia Nacional. They took the sheets of mint-condition Spanish stamps dating back to the 1950s from a house that were staying